Five Year Old Joins Skating Class At Giada Rink
Tommy Purcell five, youngest in a 23-student class taught by Mrs Dexis Rickard at Giada Ice Rink Steeleville. Lessons run Tuesdays 6 pm for 13 weeks focusing on jumps spins cross cuts back skating and other figures with plans for Dutch Waltz skating dancing and an interclub show in March. Rickard formerly taught in St Louis and has US Figure Skating Association membership.
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Laura Fairfax
Southern Illinoisan
Giada Ice Rink
Dexis Rickard
Tommy Purcell
J. T. Purcell Jr
Murphysboro
Tommy
Rickard
St. Louis
Steeleville
St. Charles Tool Co
Chester
Winter Garden
United States Figure Skating Assn
J. T. Purcell
Joe
Illinois Five Day Forecast Warmth Drops to Early Week Cold Snap
Weather outlook for Illinois shows average temperatures near to slightly below normal. Normal highs range from 31 to 38 in the north and 38 to 47 in the south, with lows from 16 to 23 in the north and 23 to 32 in the south. A warming trend is expected Thursday through Saturday, followed by a cooldown Sunday or Monday. Precipitation expected as showers or snow flurries, totaling one to two tenths of an inch, mainly Sunday or Monday.
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Illnois
Ethan Allen Buried in Burlington Vermont
Ethan Allen, hero of Ticonderoga, spent his final years in Burlington, Vermont, and is buried there.
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Ethan Allen
Ticonderoga
Burlington
Vermont
Herrin Merchants Extend Monday Night Openings Through 1958
The Retail Merchants Assn. approved continuing Monday night openings through 1958 and staying open on Thursday night December 19 as a special Christmas convenience. The decision, made at the Ly-Mar Hotel, keeps Thursday openings in addition to regular Monday hours.
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Herrin
Retail Merchants Assn
Ly-Mar
Department stores install CCTV to deter theft
Major department stores install closed circuit television to protect shoppers from pickpockets and shoplifters. The system aims to enhance security and reduce losses while ensuring a safer shopping environment.
State corn harvest nearing completion
The Crop Reporting Service said the corn harvest is nearing completion with only about 12 percent remaining unpicked. Northern Illinois reports over 90 percent harvested, with 75 percent complete in south central and southwestern counties. Southeastern areas still have about 40 percent to pick due to late planting and heavy fall rains.
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Springfield
Illinois
Naval trainee William Kimmel Rees completes San Diego course
Ends Basic William Kimmel Rees son of Mr and Mrs L E Rees Murphysboro has graduated from the Naval Training Center at San Diego California He is spending a leave with his parents and will report to Seattle Washington
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William Kimmel Rees
L. E. Rees
Murphysboro
Naval Training Center
San Diego
Calif
Seattle
Wash
AR-PAN-EX Ad Claims Arthritis Pain Relief
An ad promotes AR-PAN-EX promising strong guaranteed relief from arthritic pains. It urges use for Seale La and claims quick relief from persistent discomfort, with a sales tone emphasizing efficacy and customer satisfaction.
South Pole telephone call proves no joke
Mrs Rose Hutchings of Jackson Michigan answered her phone at 1 30 am and heard the South Pole calling a voice then identified as her son in law Gerald Dubois serving with a naval unit in the South Pole area A ham operator in St Clair Shores had contacted Dubois group confirming the call
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Jackson, Mich
Rose Hutchings
Gerald Dubois
South Pole
St. Clair Shores
Dubois Grou
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Janice Purcell
Joe Purcell
Doris Rickard
Janice
Lincoln School
Purcell
Zwice
Concerto
Tri-Line
Zwick’s
Egypt
Ladies
Herrin and
Carbondale
Hewitt’s Rexall Drug
Herrin Rexall Drug
Hagler’s
OK Drug
Iby Radio
Mrs. Hutchings
Ireland
Zenith
Bill's
Wainui
Walnut
Murphypsboro
National Bank
Murphysboro A&p
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